Method for providing electronic medical records utilizing portable computing and communications equipment
First Claim
1. A method of providing an electronic medical record for facilitating treatment of a given patient, comprising:
- wirelessly transmitting from a remote central storage facility to one of a plurality of portable computers a sufficiently complete electronic medical record for the given patient to enable a mobile clinician to treat the given patient;
storing the transmitted sufficiently complete electronic medical record in a local storage in the selected portable computer;
transporting the selected portable computer storing the sufficiently complete electronic medical record to the given patient'"'"'s location by the mobile clinician;
wirelessly transmitting patient information from at least one on-site medical care device directly to the selected portable computer at the given patient'"'"'s location;
storing the transmitted patient information in the local storage of the selected portable computer;
wirelessly transmitting the stored patient information from the selected portable computer at the given patient'"'"'s location to at least one remote medical care device for analyzing the transmitted patient information for the given patient;
wirelessly receiving in the selected portable computer at the given patient'"'"'s location the analysis from the at least one remote medical care device;
storing the analysis received from the remote medical care device in the local storage of the selected portable computer at the given patient'"'"'s location;
updating the sufficiently complete electronic medical record based on the stored patient information and the stored analysis; and
wirelessly transmitting the updated sufficiently complete medical record from the local storage of the selected portable computer to the remote central facility.
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Abstract
Mobile clinicians conduct in-home patient visits utilizing on-site diagnostic and treatment equipment, where service is enhanced by the use of portable computing and communications equipment. A mobile care entity provides mobile clinicians preprogrammed portable computers. Each portable computer updates patient data in the local storage utilizing a wireless communications device to download updates from a central storage facility. The entity selects a mobile clinician and dispatches him/her to the patient'"'"'s premises. The clinician visits the patient'"'"'s premises accompanied by an assortment of electronic diagnostic and treatment devices. The mobile clinician utilizes various diagnostic devices to prepare machine-readable reports of related aspects of the patient'"'"'s condition. The clinician directs the portable computer to perform follow-up tasks including: (1) electronically collecting the prepared reports and graphically presenting them in human-readable form, (2) storing a machine-readable medical record, and (3) utilizing the wireless device to transmit the reports and records.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of providing an electronic medical record for facilitating treatment of a given patient, comprising:
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wirelessly transmitting from a remote central storage facility to one of a plurality of portable computers a sufficiently complete electronic medical record for the given patient to enable a mobile clinician to treat the given patient; storing the transmitted sufficiently complete electronic medical record in a local storage in the selected portable computer; transporting the selected portable computer storing the sufficiently complete electronic medical record to the given patient'"'"'s location by the mobile clinician; wirelessly transmitting patient information from at least one on-site medical care device directly to the selected portable computer at the given patient'"'"'s location; storing the transmitted patient information in the local storage of the selected portable computer; wirelessly transmitting the stored patient information from the selected portable computer at the given patient'"'"'s location to at least one remote medical care device for analyzing the transmitted patient information for the given patient; wirelessly receiving in the selected portable computer at the given patient'"'"'s location the analysis from the at least one remote medical care device; storing the analysis received from the remote medical care device in the local storage of the selected portable computer at the given patient'"'"'s location; updating the sufficiently complete electronic medical record based on the stored patient information and the stored analysis; and wirelessly transmitting the updated sufficiently complete medical record from the local storage of the selected portable computer to the remote central facility. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A programmed product comprising signal-bearing media tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions to perform a method of providing an electronic medical record for facilitating treatment of a given patient comprising:
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wirelessly transmitting from a remote central storage facility to one of a plurality of portable computers a sufficiently complete electronic medical record for the given patient to enable a mobile clinician to treat the given patient; storing the transmitted sufficiently complete electronic medical record in a local storage in the selected portable computer; transporting the selected portable computer storing the sufficiently complete electronic medical record to the given patient'"'"'s location by the mobile clinician; wirelessly transmitting patient information from at least one on-site medical care device directly to the selected portable computer at the given patient'"'"'s location; storing the transmitted patient information in the local storage of the selected portable computer; wirelessly transmitting the stored patient information from the selected portable computer at the given patient'"'"'s location to at least one remote medical care device for analyzing the transmitted patient information for the given patient; wirelessly receiving in the selected portable computer at the given patient'"'"'s location the analysis from the at least one remote medical care device; storing the analysis received from the remote medical care device in the local storage of the selected portable computer at the given patient'"'"'s location; updating the sufficiently complete electronic medical record based on the stored patient information and the stored analysis; and wirelessly transmitting the updated sufficiently complete medical record from the local storage of the selected portable computer to the remote central facility. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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